St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
The COMMERCIAL RECORD.
The Fluctuations OH the Chicago Board
Of Trade We're Extremely
Slight.
There Was No News 10 Influence Either
Speculative Judgment or
Prices.
Trar sactionS in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.
Special TO the Globe.

SpSclaI 10 the GLOBE.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 11.-According to the in
spection sheets this morning, the receipts for
grain of all kinds for Sunday and Monday
were 1,5TS ears. of which 194 ears were
wheat, 500 cars were corn, and Sos were
oats. The receipts of hogs were $4,000 head
The grain markets opened IL shade off and
seemingly rather weak, especially wheat and
oats. Provisions were dull and steady, with
firm uEdeTtone, and the market remained
featureleSS throughout nearly the whole of
the forenoon. with very light business
passing. Fluctuations in wheat and corn
were within limits and outside orders were
NOT numerous. Wheat is too low for the
bears To stay short, and ii does not dis
play vitality enough TO stimulate bulls.
Speculation, stagnation. or at best, light
scalping markets. are the result. Wheat has
been dubbed for so long n time that its
afraid 10 lift its head. There has not been a
year in the past decade when miiers have
been 50 generally busy and when they have
been 50 profiably employed as this fall.
THERE Is \ GOOD NIBBLING
for export at Western points these days, but
advancing lake and ocean freightS act as Il
bar 10 activity in the shipping line. The
product of the wheat finds ready sale, how
ever and AZ good prices. The range of prices
to-day was 72lS@72l2c for December and
7-l99777Sc for May, with the highest quota
ton near the close. Corn was exceedingly
d"ll in Il speculative way, though the cash
market ruled active and firm.
Receipts were large, but the movement is
on Il diminishing scale to-morrow's estimates
being under 400 cars. The shipping demand
keeps up well and stocks do not accumulate.
The bulls may not be making any money, but
neither are the bears. and unless Il bear gets
Il. M.
can keep even is happy. During the fore
noon November ranged 417S@42Ac and May
1880 45Lc.
Oats were steady and provisions are almost
>taguant Price changes are so slight that
hardly Il ripple can be seen on the waters.
Lake engagements to-day, 10, 600 bu of corn.
100000 bu of oats and % 900 bu of flax
seed.
THE ROUTINE REPORT.
CHICAGO. Oct. PA market with the
slightest possible fluctuations and without
news or happenings sufficient to influence
either Judgment or prices was what the grain
traders had to struggle with during the
greater part of the morning session. The
opening in wheat was fractionally lower.
The first public cable gave spot grain and
futures steady with unchanged prices. Re
ceiptS here exactly fulfilled the estimate of
19J,cars of which no ears were spring and
16 graded No. =, but of these IL ears were
old.wheat.leavingb but cars of contract grade
1nsthe 129 cars of new spring arriving.
Late foreign markets firmed the market and
sent some local shorts TO cover during the
last half hour of the morning session, result
ing i'll a gain OF lsc in November and ssc in
December and May from opening fig
ureS. The close was strong at the
highest point of the day. which
was touched just as the bell tapped. Novem
Der. rose; December, 52t2e; May, 777sc.
The corn market was generally dull. There
was not IA large business i'll speculative
way. and of the news the good about offset
the bad in such manner as TO cause but little
change in prices, the entire range of the day
being about $Sc. The speculative market for
October shared in the general dizziness to-
day. and trading all through the regular SEES
sion was of light scalping order and almost EN-
tirely local. In provisions there were no de-
velopmentS to relieve the monotony of dull
day. Trading in both cash and future prop
erty was restricted: fluctuations were con-
fined 10 limits too narrow TO awaken any in
terest and the market failed to receive even
ordinary attention. Dizziness was the most
prominent. if not the only feature apparent,
yet the feeling was strong,and excepting lard
and short ribs for cash and near delivery,
yesterdays prices were well supported.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. = October, opened at 694c
closing at 69!2c; November, 70a4, closing at
January. 725sc, closing al 727sc. Corn-No. 2,
October opened at 1850, closing at 42lsc;
November, 42c, closing at 42cls; December,
Ass. closing at 41S4c; May 45c, closing at
45lsc. oats-No. 2 october opened at 25a4c,
closing at 2534c; November, 26c, closing at
26c; May, 295sc, closing at 29slc Mess
Pork, per bbl-Year opened at S12, closing
at 12c: January, $3.50, closing at S12 27ls
Lard. Per 100 lbs-October opened at S64O,
closing at S6.37l2; November, S6.32la,
closing at $3.50; January. So 40. closing
at S637l2. Short ribs, per 100 lbs
October opened at SIPS, closing at
S7.22l2: January. So. 25, closing at So 22I2.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Steady, unchanged. Wheat-No. 2 spring,
G92s@6S5sc: No. 8 spring, 66@6612c; No. .
red. re. Corn-No. 2. 42l8c. Oats-No. 2.
25$4c. Rye-No. ., 49c. Barley, No. 9 66c.
FlaXseed- prime timothy seed,
81. mess pork. per Dbl, S13.50@14; lard
per 100 lbs, S6.42l2: short ribs sides,
lOose) 1925; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
S2.60@5.10; short clear sides, (boxed)
ST.70G7.75. Whisky - Distillers' finished
goods, per gal. 81. 10. Receipts-Flour, bbls.,
26.000; wheat, bu., 80 900: corn, bu., 4l6,
coo: oats. bu.. 267. 900: rye bu, Z, 900; bar
ley, bu., $4,000. ipments-Flour, bbls,
$4,000; wheat bu., $4,000; corn. bu., 1884,
600; oats, bu., $4,000; rye. bu., 1000; bar
ley. bu., $4,000. On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; cream
cry 1S@26c; dairy, 16@22c. Eggs, fresh
northern. | IN Il9c.